The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-30
PLAYERS AND PlAYHOUSES

"Circus in Town John A.. Mackay's ven.
ture, has fzzled out.
Mrs. James Brown-Potter has been photo
graphed in seventy-four new attitudes.
Lillian Olcott has purchased the American
rights to Sardou's new play which lie has
written for Bernhardt.
The Eden theatre, Paris, is 10 be set up at
auction again Oct. 30; this time at half price,
or s62O,O OO, as the minimum.
IL is aid that Mrs Langtry will probably
follow AS in a Looking Glass by an adap-
tation Of Dumas "Francillon."
Richard Mansfield will do "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde The Merchant Of Venice new
TO him and a Partisan Romance on the
road.
Nine. Modjeska, who has said the same
thing several times before, declares that she
will retire from the stage at the end Of this
season, sure.
Nile. Rhea. like other foreign actresses, has
declared her intentions TO become an Ameri
can citizen. and has taken out her first
naturalization papers.
Alexander Strakosch, a famous German
dramatic reader, has arrived in New York.
He will visit tue principal cities, reading Sc
lections from Lear Hamlet and other
plays.
The new Broadway theatre, New York, on
which work is progressing, Is said to he the
only house in New York that has been con
structed i'm accordance with the theatrical
building law.
Margaret Mather is now initiating the Jer-
sey Lily in the matter Of making occasional
land purchases. During the present season
Miss Matthew has purchased property IN Bur
falo and Chicago.
Wagner has invaded South America. Der
Fliegenie Hollander,' under the more har-
monious title, Of course, OF I'll Nasceilo Fan
tasma,' having just now been given FOR the
first time at Buenos Ayres.
Two elegant and beautiful actresses, Mrs
Langtry at the Fifth avenue and Mime. de
Naucoaze at the Lyceum, New York, are
showing that ladies can smoke cigarettes
gracefully if not admirably.
The new play that NJ. Sardou has made for
Nine. Bernhardt is named Deborah and il
will be produced at the Porte St Martin
theatre, Paris, in December. 1t relates to
the period Of the Reign Of Terror.
Next month Frederick Warde, the hard
working young tragedian, will be seen In New
York for the srst time this season. He will
add 70 his repertoire "Wiliiam Tell, " as also a
play from the French made famous by the
elder Coquelin.
The queen has addressed TO Wilson Barrett
a letter or coincidence on the loss Of his wife
Miss Heath and recalled in e~ulogistic terms
the time when that lady was her reader, also
expressing a wish 20 possess a photograph OF
the late actress.
While parties i'm New York are contem-
plating the fitting up Of a theatre for the
Chinese, Chicago is nursing a project for a
theatre exclusively FOR "GOd's images carved
in ebony But it. may be questioned if the
colored people Of that city will thank the
projectors for the location they have chosen.
The new German theatre at Prague and
the Theatre de- Ia Monnaie, in Brussels, have
been fitted out with a sunken orchestra, after
the fashion OF Bayreuth. In the Brussels
house. however, the sunken floor can be-
raised by means Of hydraulic machinery.
until it is almost on IA plane with the parquet,
the Wagnerian system not being altogether
satisfactory when light operas are 20 be per
formed.
Blondins have been so plentiful that doubt
is expressed TINT 10 is the original who is 70
come 20 this country next spring. 10 Is the
same rope walker who, more than thirty
years ago, delighted ~metropolitans with his
grace and startled them by his fearless dex
teriry. and later conceived and carried out
the daring project Of crossing Niagara river
above the torrent ON a rope more than 1000
feet long. tO which be was hoisted from the
deck OF the little steamer Maid Of the Mist.